Woven strap.



F. R. BATCHELDER.

WOVEN STRAP..

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23. 1908.

1,147,135. Patented July 20, 1915.

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PonATIolv oF MASSACHSETTS.

WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A conwovniv STRAP.

TofaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that LFRANKRoE BAToHEL- DER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and Iuseful Improvement in Woven Straps, of which the following is ay specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention has reference more particularly to shoulder-straps, such for in- Stance as those forming part of the suspenders pertaining to military equipments, or the single straps from which a haversack, canteen, traveling bag, or other article may be suspended. It is applicable, as well, to other straps having broad portions like that which in the case of a shoulder-strap rests upon the shoulder of the user, and provided with narrow portions at the ends of such broad portions for connection or engagement with the -articles or things to be suspended or secured. j j

The invention consists in a strap of woven material comprising a main portion composed of a broad strap-web and a narrow strap-portion combined together, with one end of said narrow strap-portion confined within the thickness 'of the broad strap-web, and having the end-portion of the said broad strap-web narrowed or tapered in new and improved manner producing uncut or nished edges on the narrowed or tapered portion.

My. present invention enables me to produce an improved strap having broad and narrow portions partly by weaving and partly by subsequent operations, and while the fabric or web is not strictly continuous, that is, having the broad and narrow portions integral with each other, it nevertheless presents the appearance of being such.

In the drawings,fFigure l shows in plan a strap embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof. Fig. 3 is a top or plan view of a length of the broad' strapwebbing, Ain the state in which it is produced as woven. Fig. 4L is a view showing a por-` Patenten July 2o, i915.

Application filed March 23, 1908. Serial N o. 422,812.

of the disunited plies tol produce the narrowing. Fig. 6 is a A.viewin cross-section on linej', 6, yof Fig. .5. Fig. 7 illustrates a slight modification in the narrowing. Figs. 8 and 9 show webbings of modified weaves. VIn conformity with the invention, I provide for the broad portion of a strap a broad webbing which presentsat an end thereof upper and lower plies l, la, Figs. 4, 6, 8 and 9, that are disunited from each other transversely across the width of such webbing. The plies la, la, are respectively of partial thickness, as represented. By partial thickness I intend herein the fact that each of the said plies la, la, forms only a part oryportion `of the entire thickness of the webbing. Preferably, the adjoining portion lb of the length of the broad webbing is composed of continuations of the said plies, asshown in Fig. 4, although in Fig. 8 in the portion therein marked lh, the warpthreads extend from Surface to surface and the plies are merged in what is practically a single-ply weave. Preferably, also, though not necessarily in all cases, the said adjoining portion is solid or substantially solid fabric. This is produced in the weaving, when the said portion is composed of different plies, as in Fig. 4, by binding the said plies together in some approved manner of interweaving warp and weft-threads, or by solne such weave as that shown in Fig. 8. In Figs. l, 3 and 5 the plies are bound `together along lines indicated at l", l,

etc., and Fig. l illustrates the use of binder-warps ld, ld, etc., crossing back and forth between the two plies. The precise way in which the interweaving or binding together is effected is not material. If it is not required thatthe said adjoining portion be solid, the binder-warps may be omitted, as at li in Fig. 9, in which case the plies willl be separate, except along the edges of such portion, where they are lunited by weft passing vfrom one ply to the otheras usual inweaving fiattened tubular goods.

The broad webbing is, for convenience, produced by weaving the same practically as a flattened hose; that is to say, it is woven in upper and lower plies which are joined together at the opposite margins of the webbing by the continuous weft or l'illing passing at the said margins from one ply to the other, but except in the case of the web of Fig. 9 the said plies are bound together into substantially solid fabric across the same at each length of flattened tube. The flattened tubular web of Fig. 9 is likewise cut across at suitable points to form the desired broad strap-portions.

Taking in hand a strap-portion I turn or truck the marginal portions of the disunited plies inwardly between the middle portions of the width of such plies, in the manner illustrated in Fig. 6 or that illustrated in Fig. 7 In thus turning-in or tucking the said marginal portions, I do so in such manner as to cause the webbing to taper or narrow as in Figs. 1 and 5, to a width corresponding with that of the narrow strapportion 2, which is to be combined therewith, thus producing a suitably-narrowed tab-junction. In the present instance this maybe assumed to be one inch. I may slit the said marginal portions as in Fig. 6 or leave them unslitted as in Fig. 7, or cut away the excess of material. For thepurpose of connecting the narrow strap-portion 2 (it having a width of an inch, for instance) with the broad strap-portion, I insert one end of such narrow strap-portion between the plies as in Figs. 5 and 6, or as in Fig. 7 and then securely fasten the different layers together by lines of stitches, as at 11, 11, Fig. 1, extending along the sideedges of the narrowed portion and also across the same. After being stitched, the end-portion of the broad strap-portion is pressed or ironed and thereby iattened out vand reduced in thickness to approximately the saine thickness as other portions of the broad strap-portion.

For greater security, as well as to give a neat finish to the article, I may, and preferably do, pass over the narrow strap-portion 2 a metal clasp or shield 12, Figs. 1, 2. This latter is shown tapered in width to fit the taper of the narrowed portion of the broad strap-portion, and is also tapered from its large end, where the opening is proportioned to suit the greater thickness of assembled layers, to its small end, where the opening is proportioned to suit the smaller` shield or clasp is fixed firmly in position at y the same time uniting the broad and narrow strap portions in such manner that they could not separate, even should the stitching give way. v

As a result ofturning-'in or tucking the marginal ortions oftheplies'la, 1, I form uncut or nished edges 1e,1e,-upon the narrowed parts of the broad strap-portion.

I claim as my invention 1. A woven strap comprising a main portion composed of continuous upper and lower plies woven unitedly in a seamless webbing and a separate narrower piece havving an end thereof confined betweenV the said plies, with the margins of said plies inwardly tucked at the end of the broad portion forming a tapering narrowed section with finished edges, and having all the layers fastened together in said tapering.

section.

2. A woven strap comprising a main'portion of substantially solid woven fabricstructure having an end thereof in disunited plies of partial thickness,'and a separate narrower piece with one end thereof confined between the said plies, with the margins of said plies inwardly tucked forming a tapering narrowed section with finished edges, and having all the vlayers fastened together in said tapering section. Y

3. A woven strap comprising a main portion composed of continuous upper and lower plies woven unitedly in a seamless webbing, and a separate narrower piece having an end thereof' confined between said plies, and with the margins of the said plies inwardly tucked at the end of the broad portion so as to form a tapering narrowed section -with finished edges, and a tting which clasps and incloses the narrow extremity of said tapering section.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK ROE BATGI-IELDER.

Witnesses:

NATHANIEL S. MowRY, MABEL F. DURKEE.

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Washington, D. C. 

